Each of the basic forms in Tai Chi Chuan has a hexagram in the "I Ching" relating to it.
在太极拳里的每一式都能用易经上的一个卦对应上。
These hexagrams are assigned in the book "Tai Chi Ch'uan and I Ching", written by Da Liu.
这些卦在Da Liu写的《太极拳与易经》这本书里有所体现。
The "I Ching" is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself in the universe.
“易经”是人类思想的最初成果,它试图把自己的本身的理论应用到宇宙中去。
A collection and interpretation of sixty - four, 6-line figures, it has exerted a living presence in China for three thousand years.
“易经”包含了64卦的,每个卦都是由6爻组成的,它在中国已经有3000多年的历史了。
The creation of the eight basic trigrams from which the others emanate is attributed to the legendary Chinese sage, Fu Shi, who lived during the age of hunting and fishing around 5,000 years ago.
8个基本卦的发明要归因于中国传说中的圣人-- Fu Shi。这个人生于5000年前的狩猎与捕鱼时代。
By studying and observing heaven, earth, animal tracks and his own body he devised the broken and unbroken line as symbols of the fundamental nature of the universe.
通过学习研究,观察天、地、动物足迹、人自身,它发明了阳爻和阴爻,并用它门来代表宇宙的基本要素。
From these he constructed eight trigrams, each of which stood for an aspect of nature, society, and the individual.
利用阳爻和阴爻,他创建了八卦,并且用八卦来解释自然、社会和人。
The "I Ching" gives advise on matters such as philosophy, divination, government, numerology, astrology, cosmotology, meditation and military strategy.
“易经”被应用到了哲学,占卜,政治,命理,占星术、冥想和军事战略。
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